ERP is giving me hope! Pretty amazing stuff.

ERP helping people as opposed to turning them into the bad thing doesn't make sense to me. How is fixating on the uncomfortable thought not going to turn you into a criminal minds episode?

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) isn't always easy, but as one of the most effective treatments for OCD, it's worth it. If you've started ERP, what has been the biggest surprise you've experienced in learning to resist compulsions? If you haven't started ERP yet, what is holding you back from starting?

As ERP for religious ocd, I have allowed myself to pray for everything I might want. I don’t know how much I mean stuff, but it’s really hard, because I can easily rationalize why I would want certain things and maybe even agree in that moment that I want them